Dysgwyl, v. to expect Dysgwylgar, a. watchful Dysgwyliad, n. expectation Dysgybl, n. a disciple Dysgyblaeth, n. discipline Dysgymon, n. combustible Dysgyr, n. a scream Dysgyrio, v. to scream, a cry Dysgyrnu, v. to grin, to snarl Dysgywen, a. splendid, bright Dyslyncu, v. to gulp up Dysmythu, v. to vanish Dyspaddu, v. to castrate, to geld Dyspeidio, v. to desist Dyspeilio, v. to unsheath Dyspeinio, v. to divest of Dyspenu, v. to determine Dyspleidio, v. to take part Dyspleinio, v. to radiate Dysporthi, v. to support Dyspwyll, n. discretion Dyspwyllo, v. to reason Dyspwyo, v. to verberate Dyspyddu, v. to drain; to bale Dystain, n. one who lays things in order Dystaw, a. silent calm Dystawiad, n. a silencing Dystewi, v. to silence Dystraw, n. a sneeze Dystreulio, v. to rinse Dystrewi, v. to sneeze Dystrewiad, n. a sneezing Dyströi, v. to whirl Dystrych, n. spume, froth Dystrychu, v. to spume Dystryw, n. destruction Dystrywiad, n. a destroying Dystrywio, v. to destroy Dystrywiwr, n. a destroyer Dysuddo, v. to sink Dysychu, to dry Dysylu, v. to make compact Dysyllu, v. to gaze, to stare Dyt, inter. — from A Pocket Dictionary: Welsh-English by William Richards
could disperse nor a sand
His idea was still with me, because it was not a vapour sunshine could disperse, nor a sand-traced effigy storms could wash away; it was a name graven on a tablet, fated to last as long as the marble it inscribed. — from Jane Eyre: An Autobiography by Charlotte Brontë
denoting vehemence or excess Diradd, a. without rank Diragfarn, a. without prejudice Diragfwriad, a. improvident; without predetermination Diragfyfyr, a. unpremedited Diragofal, a. improvident Diragor, a. without excellence Diragrith, a. without hypocrisy Diragwel, a. without foresight Diraid, a. unnecessary, useless Diran, a. without division Dirboen, n. extreme pain Dirboeni, v. to excruciate Dirchwant, n. ardent desire Dirchwant, profuse perspiration Dirdan, a. extremely distended Dirdra, n. an outrage Dirdynu, v. to pull extremely Dirddwys, extremely condensed Direb, n. a trite saying Direidi, n. mischievousness Direswm, a. irrational Dirfaint, n. extreme bulk Dirfarn, n. a harsh sentence Dirfawr, a. extremely large Dirfod, v. to be of necessity Dirganfod, v. to look earnestly Dirgariad, n. extreme love Dirgel, n. a secret place: a. secret, occult Dirgeledig, a. secreted, hidden Dirgeledigaeth, n. a mystery Dirgeledd, n. secrecy Dirgelfa, n. a secret place Dirgelgynghor, n. privy-council Dirgeli, n. secrecy, privacy Dirgeliad, n. a secreting Dirgelu, v. to secrete Dirgelwch, n. a secrecy Dirglwyf, n. extreme aching Dirglymu, v. to tie tightly Dirgrynu, v. to convulse Dirgwyn, n. extreme complaint Diriad, n. iteration; impulse Diraiad, a. mischievous Diried, a. unlucky; mischievous Diriedo, v. to become unlucky Dirinwedd, a. without virtue Dirio, v. to iterate; to urge Diriol, a. iterating; urgent Dirlais, n. an emphasis Dirmyg, n. irony; contempt Dirmygiad, n. a slighting Dirmygol, a. contemptuous Dirmygu, v. to contemn Dirmygus, a. contemptuous Dirnad, surmise, discernment; v. to surmise; to discern Dirnadiad, n. supposition Dirni, n. extremity, vivacity Dirnwyf, n. extreme vivacity Dirodres, a. without pomp Diroddef, v. to suffer greatly Dironi, v. to shed grain Dirperiad, n. a meriting Dirperu, v. to deserve Dirprwy, n. a supply Dirprwyad, n. a supplying Dirprwo, v. to supply Dirprwywr, n. one who supplies; an agent; an attorney Dirus, a. without starting Dirwaedd, n. an outcry Dirwaenu, v. to dissever Dirwan, a. extremely weak Dirwarthu, v. to cover Dirwasg, v. to press extremely Dirwen, n. a broad smile Dirwenu, v. to smile, to laugh Dirwest, n. abstinence, fast Dirwestfa, n. a fasting, a fast Dirwestu, v. to abstain, to fast Dirwgnach, a. without grumbling or murmuring Dirwy, n. penalty, a fine Dirwyad, n. a fining Dirwym, a. without restriction Dirwyn, n. violent passion Dirwyo, v. to fine Dirwyol, a. finable, penal Dirwystr, a. unobstructed Dirybudd, a. having no notice Diryfedd, a. not marvellous Diryfyg, a. unpresumptuous Dirym, a. without power; feeble Diryw, a. debased, degenerate Dis, a prefix synon. — from A Pocket Dictionary: Welsh-English by William Richards
cavalry did not advance straight
On this occasion the enemy's cavalry did not advance straight against the Romans, but deviating to the right they attempted to draw the Romans little by little in that direction, with the view of attacking them when they had got them between themselves and their infantry, which was on the left. — from Plutarch's Lives, Volume 2 (of 4) by Plutarch
Charly did not appear satisfied, and it seemed to Wyllard that Overweg was also listening, but there was deep stillness outside now, and he dismissed the matter from his mind. — from Masters of the Wheat-Lands by Harold Bindloss
country does not absolutely stand
For if the country does not absolutely stand in need of new trunk-lines to-day there still is a vast and unanswered demand for feeder branches in many, many corners of it, for duplication of tracks upon existing and badly overcrowded single-track and double-track lines. — from Our Railroads To-Morrow by Edward Hungerford
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